RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1870.06.29. Ethiopian boar & Red river hog. CUL-DAR83.33. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 266.
[33]
June 29 1870
Recently the Ethiopian boar & Red river hog broke into each others cage & fought during the whole night until utterly exhausted, but did not dangerously wound each other. Their faces were greatly scored, especially the pads which seemed to protect their eyes.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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